Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLUMAS UNIFIED·NCES 063117010272
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary
895 West St., Portola, CA 96122 · (530) 832-0211 · Plumas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
243 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.7pp since 2014
Math
23.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.6% | 14.8% | 28.4% | 44.3% |
| Math | 8.7% | 14.8% | 33.3% | 43.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 29.1% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 28.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 35.1% |
| 2018-19 | 36.2% | 18.5% |
| 2017-18 | 28.0% | 15.5% |
| 2016-17 | 32.7% | 20.3% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like C. Roy Carmichael Elementary
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Roy Carmichael Elementary this school | 344 | 70.6% | 29.9% |
| Neal Dow Elementary Chico | 364 | 67.9% | 49.9% |
| EV Cain Middle Auburn | 411 | 69.1% | 29.8% |
| Wheatland Elementary Wheatland | 380 | 65.8% | 44.3% |
| McKinley Elementary Susanville | 378 | 70.1% | N/A |
| Alturas Elementary Alturas | 333 | 73.0% | 29.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where C. Roy Carmichael Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,529 of 5,151 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #3,939 of 5,172 ▼ 754 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #4,236 of 5,172 ▼ 1,474 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.2pp | #30 of 5,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #4,342 of 5,915 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,057 of 5,352 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #1,981 of 5,354 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #2,915 of 5,625 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
344
+56 (+19%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 344 | 17 | 20.2:1 | 71% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 16 | 21.5:1 | 73% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 15.5 | 22.3:1 | 73% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 16 | 18.0:1 | 75% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 11 | 31.2:1 | 65% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 13 | 28.0:1 | 66% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | N/A | N/A | 43% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 46% (209) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C. Roy Carmichael Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (344 to 344); teachers up 54% (11 to 17).
About C. Roy Carmichael Elementary
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary is a small elementary school for students in Portola, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 344 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Within Plumas Unified, C. Roy Carmichael Elementary is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 1,685 students.
White students account for 55% of enrollment at C. Roy Carmichael Elementary. Enrollment also includes 32% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The school's White share is 29 points below the 84% share among Plumas County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at C. Roy Carmichael Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
The teaching staff at C. Roy Carmichael Elementary is 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.2:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 71%. For comparison, public schools in Plumas County average 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, C. Roy Carmichael Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary is 8.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (29.9% versus 38.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Census estimates describe Plumas County this way: median household income is about $66,031, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Plumas County number 15 and enroll about 2,049.
The next-closest public school is Portola Junior/Senior High, about 1.3 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 33.4% on proficiency, and C. Roy Carmichael Elementary is below that at 29.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 344, 19% above the 288 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 18.0:1 to 20.2:1.
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Plumas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,423
Census ACS
Median income
$66,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,049 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plumas Unified
- Quincy ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Quincy Junior/Senior HighHigh · 310 students
- Portola Junior/Senior HighHigh · 256 students
- Chester ElementaryElementary · 171 students
- Chester Junior/Senior HighHigh · 124 students
- Greenville ElementaryElementary · 106 students
Other schools in Portola
- Portola Junior/Senior HighHigh · 256 students
- Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)High · 15 students
Nearby schools
- Portola Junior/Senior High1.3 mi · 256
- Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)1.3 mi · 15
- Loyalton Elementary15.5 mi · 199
- Sierra Pass (Continuation)15.6 mi · 5
- Loyalton High15.6 mi · 165
- Quincy Elementary24.1 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About C. Roy Carmichael ElementaryHow large is C. Roy Carmichael Elementary?
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary enrolls approximately 344 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does C. Roy Carmichael Elementary serve?
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C. Roy Carmichael Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C. Roy Carmichael Elementary is approximately 20.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at C. Roy Carmichael Elementary?
At C. Roy Carmichael Elementary, the student body is approximately 55% White, 32% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is C. Roy Carmichael Elementary in?
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary is part of Plumas Unified.
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